Supplies - Leica Immunohistochemistry Reagents/Kits/Consumables 5-Year IDIQ - Detroit

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The Department of Veterans Affairs, VHA Regional Procurement Office Central, Network Contracting Office 10, intends to enter into a sole source procurement for Leica Bond-Max Reagents, Antibodies, Detection Kits, and Consumables for the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, 4646 John R Street, Detroit, MI 48201. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a sole source 5-year ordering period Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Leica Microsystems, Inc., 10 Parkway North, STE 300, Deerfield, IL 60015. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, and the Business Size Standard is 1,000 employees.

The anticipated period of performance is September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2029. This procurement is for reagents, antibodies, detection kits, and associated consumables for the Leica Bond-Max Immunochemistry Automated Histology Stainer currently owned and utilized by the Detroit VA laboratory. The detection kits for the Bond-Max can only be sourced from Leica. The Bond-Max does not allow detection kits from other vendors to be used.

Similarly, the necessary antibody inventory for patient care and diagnosis is restricted to those obtained from Leica to forego the extensive validation necessary to use other vendor s products. Leica supplied antibodies are validated for the Leica Bond-Max platform and therefore do not have to be independently validated as they are optimized and validated by Leica.

It is the Government s belief that Leica Microsystems, Inc. is the only vendor capable of providing all the Leica products needed for the Detroit VA and offering Leica quantity price discounts.

The products needed include the following (Leica Catalog Number and Description): Catalog # Description Detection Kits DS9390 Bond Polymer Refine Red Detection (100/test kit) Consumables AR9222 Bond Dewax Solution AR9961 Bond TM Epitope Retrieval 1-1L AR9640 Bond TM Epitope Retrieval 2-1L AR9590 BondTM Wash Solution 10X Concentrate, 1L S21.4611 BOND Universal Covertiles (pack of 160) AR9551 Bond Enzyme Pretreatment Kit S21.4604 BOND Printer Ribbon & Labels Cxi (1Pack) OPT9049 Bond Titration Kit S21.1971 Bond Mixing Stations OP79193 Bond Open Containers 7ml CS9100 Bond Aspirating Probe Cleaning Kit In Situ Hybridization AR0222 15 mL Bond Anti-Fluorescein Ab ISH5748-A 7mL Kappa Probe - ASR ISH5770-A 7mL Lambda Probe - ASR ISH5950-A 7mL RNA Negative Control Probe - ASR ISH5894-A 7mL RNA Positive Control Probe - ASR Antibodies PA0094 7ml Cytokeratin (AE1/AE3) BOND RTU PA0346 7ml Calretinin Bond RTU Primary PA0117 7ml Bcl-2 Bond RTU Primary PA0553 7ml CD3 Bond RTU Primary PA0200 7ml CD20 (L26) Bond RTU Primary PA0250 7ml CD31 Bond RTU Primary PA0212 7ml CD34 Bond RTU Primary PA0042 7ml CD45 Bond RTU Primary PA0191 7ml CD56 Bond RTU Primary PA0273 7ml CD68 Bond RTU Primary PA0007 7ml CD117 (EP10) Bond RTU Primary PA0088 7ml CD138 Bond RTU Primary PA0375 7ml CDX2 (EP25) Bond RTU Primary PA0848 7ml CEA (CD66e) (COL-1) Bond RTU Primary PA0515 7ml ChromograninA (5H7) Bond RTU Primary PA0942 7ml Cytokeratin 7 Bond RTU Primary PA0022 7ml Cytokeratin 20 Bond RTU Primary PA0032 7ml Desmin Bond RTU Primary PA0801 7ML Hepatocyte Specific Antigen Hep-Par1 PA0118 7ml Ki67 Bond RTU Primary PA0233 7ml Melan A Bond RTU Primary PA0258 7ml MuscSpecAct Bond RTU Prim PA0163 7mL p40 (BC28) Bond RTU Primary PA0006 7ml PAP Bond RTU Primary PA0431 7ml PSA Bond RTU Primary PA0031 7mL S-100 (EP32) BOND RTU Primary PA0943 7ml SMA Bond RTU Primary PA0299 7ml Synaptoph Bond RTU Primary PA0364 7ml TTF-1 Bond RTU Primary PA0640 7ml Vimentin Bond RTU Primary This notice satisfies the requirement at FAR 5.201(b)(1) to publicize the proposed contract action.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Interested persons may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to meet the subject requirement. This information shall be provided at no cost or obligation to the Government. Interest/capability statements shall be submitted to Jeffrey Rozema, Contracting Officer, via e-mail at jeffrey.rozema@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.